My 1st roll of film w/. R2 & Heliar 15mm

I'm really impressed by your excellence in using such a wide angle lens. Me myself, I'm a boring guy who can hardly use anything wider than 50mm. At the moment I'm forcing myself to see wider, 35mm, alas after 7 rolls of film still no shot worth keeping yet!

Nice work! I'm eager to see more for some inspiration.
 
Very nice Designer, I am going through some test rolls with my new CV 21/4, looks like the 15 works the same, just another step or two closer.

Kris, I have been looking at the National Geographic book "Through the Lens." I was a little surprised at how many shots appear to be taken with a WA lens. I have to admit to not being too much of a fan of the 35mm focal length. It is too much in the middle for me. Maybe you should take the jump and go wide, skip the intermediate step. Try the 28, or wider if you dare, and just get close to your subjects. Since you shoot so many pretty young ladies, that would be a good thing.
 
Hi! Kris, Rover, Todd, Joe,

Thanks!
This is the first time for me to handle such a wide lens. There is really a bit difficulty in capturing the target w/. the attached viewfinder (w/o frame lines), as both sides of the view will look curved through it.
 
I have just shot a couple of rolls with my new 15mm too! I'd be interested in what aperture you have been using. I was using around f11 on Kodak HD200 which I wouldn't recommend as a combination! Noticable purple fringing and a general lack of clarity. With these super wides I think you need to open them up a bit more. Mind you this was on my Hexar RF. Will try some rolls on my R2 and see if it's may be a backfocus issue. I must say though AE makes using a seperate viewfinder easier. Just point and shoot.
 
3 and 4 for me. I really like the fence one, strong lines and contrasts !

I was considering that lens some time ago but I guess it would be too difficult for me to handle such a huge field of view...
 
Designer, I have the CV 21 and have to admit that I cannot see the entire frameline in the viewfinder. Too wide to see with one eye. I wonder if it is really that important with the 15 to be able to see the entire field. For the most part, the 15mm perspective has to be the entire perspective of your field of vision, therefore before you lift the camera to your eye you know what you are going to get. What I have been doing with the 21 is concentrating on my subject and where I want that in my composition. I focus on my subject and the area of the frameline near it to set my composition, and let everything fall into place. It isn't like you can be selective with these wide lenses you know.
 
dougi said:
I have just shot a couple of rolls with my new 15mm too! I'd be interested in what aperture you have been using. I was using around f11 on Kodak HD200 which I wouldn't recommend as a combination! Noticable purple fringing and a general lack of clarity. With these super wides I think you need to open them up a bit more. Mind you this was on my Hexar RF. Will try some rolls on my R2 and see if it's may be a backfocus issue. I must say though AE makes using a seperate viewfinder easier. Just point and shoot.
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Hi Dougi,

The aperture used for the one w/. "fences" was around f11. I guess the others should be around f5.6. It was heard that the best aperture for this lens is around f5.6-f8. Anyway, sometimes I need to stop down at even f16-f22 for some situration, say using ASA400 film under a sunny day.
 
rover said:
Designer, I have the CV 21 and have to admit that I cannot see the entire frameline in the viewfinder. Too wide to see with one eye. I wonder if it is really that important with the 15 to be able to see the entire field. For the most part, the 15mm perspective has to be the entire perspective of your field of vision, therefore before you lift the camera to your eye you know what you are going to get. What I have been doing with the 21 is concentrating on my subject and where I want that in my composition. I focus on my subject and the area of the frameline near it to set my composition, and let everything fall into place. It isn't like you can be selective with these wide lenses you know.
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Hi Rove,

Thanks for your comments. Maybe my poor english made a misleading. Actually what trouble me is the difficulty in making some of my shooting content to perpendicular to the film base line as the two sides of the viewfinder is curved. Maybe I need to get the "spirit Level":D
 
Got ya, the viewfinder distortion isn't as bad when composed vertically, but there is distortion to the edges of the frame in horizontal mode. Unless there is a horizontal line that you can "level" to. My photo of the church in my 21 gallery is not level.
 
Hi Designer,

Great shots with the Heliar. I personally favor #1 and #2. I've had the same problem as you with my 15mm Heliar. My pictures have come back a few times with slanted verticals. I have a great one of the Miller Park baseball stadium here in Milwaukee, but it looks like it's built on a hill. I've also considered getting the level, but decided against it. I have the shop "correct" it if I want a larger print or I correct it myself if I have the negatives scanned.
 
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